1. Warmup “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few” – Spock
Agree or Disagree? Write a paragraph arguing your position. Use any texts or material in class discussions to support your claim. Use a counterclaim to strengthen your argument.

2. Warm-up
Looking at “The Declaration of Independence,” write down two quotes that help the speaker establish trustworthiness and reliability.
Describe how these quotes reinforce the speaker’s credibility (ethos)

3. Warm-up
Looking at the “Declaration of Independence,” write down two quotes where the speaker affects the audience’s emotions.
Describe the emotional impact of these quotes and how they appeal to (or help convince) the audience (pathos)

4. Dialectal Journals This week, focus on character development:
What are the struggles/conflicts the main character is facing
How are they responding to these struggles/conflicts?

5. Content Language Objective
Analyze a seminal* U.S. Document (Declaration of Independence) and explain in writing how it applies to the concept of the “American Dream”
*Original and influential

6. Declaration of Independence
Use the SOAPSTone graphic organizer to help analyze The Declaration of Independence
First, read silently the Declaration, annotating the text for significant details that relate to main idea, theme, tone, etc.

7. SOAPSTone Process Groups of 6 (teacher selected)
Use the Active Reading Activities sheet
Number group members 1 to 6
First we will be focusing on the Speaker and Occasion sections, working individually and then in whole groups
Next we will be working on the Audience, Subject, and Tone sections, working in pairs and then in whole groups
Finally, we will be working on the Purpose section individually

8. SOAPSTone Process
Round one: Look at the questions for Speaker and Occasion that correspond with your number
Skim the text and annotate for text support for your question (you could annotate using a shorthand code, such as S1 for Speaker question 1)
Write down detailed, text-supported responses for each of your questions
Work together as a group to create a comprehensive, text-supported document of the Speaker and Occasion portions of the SOAPSTone

9. SOAPSTone Process
Round two: Working in pairs, complete the Audience, Subject, and Tone sections
1’s and 2’s work on Audience, 3’s and 4’s Subject, 5’s and 6’s Tone
Skim the text and annotate for text support for your questions (you could annotate using a shorthand code, such as A2 for Audience question 2)
With your partner, write down detailed, text-supported responses for each of your questions
Share your responses with the whole group

10. Purpose
In well-written response, explain the message of the Declaration of Independence. Use two examples from the text to support your claim. Then, explain how the speaker uses a variety of rhetorical appeals to support/advance his message. Use examples in your explanation.

11. Questions What is the central message of the DOI?
What line(s) from the text best support that message?
How does the speaker develop his credibility?
What rhetorical appeals does the speaker use to advance his argument? Cite at least two examples from the text to support your answer.
Why do you think Jefferson used these specific appeals to advance/justify his message/argument